William Edward Reid is a Canadian television and podcasting personality. He is famous for his music and comedy videos on the World Wide Web and especially for his musical children's series "Pancake Manor," with videos that have been viewed on "YouTube" over 1 billion times. Billy Reid is also a musician, filmmaker, and former TV host. Reid was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
Internet
Billy Reid is also among the first group of internet personalities to make a transition from the internet into network television. Along with Lara Doucette of Tiki Bar TV, Billy hosted the Canadian series Exposure, a show that featured the best viral videos from the internet, part of the 2007 summer/fall lineup on the CBC. Billy has also collaborated with American comedians Rhett and Link to Brink, hosted by Josh Zepps, on the Science Channel. They created three music videos; , , and . He created art and animation for all three videos. He also produced, co-wrote, provided vocals on "Hello - The Seti Song." His other collaboration with YouTubers Rhett and Link for "T-Shirt War" garnered national attention. Following the success of the original, Reid and the original crew were hired to produce a national television and cinema spot for Coca-Cola and McDonald's. He created the art and animation, as well as the sound design for both videos. In 2011, he created the online musical puppet series "Pancake Manor". As of June 2020, the channel has over 1.2 billion views, and 2 million subscribers. Billy's work has appeared on MTV, The Comedy Network, VH1'sBest Week Ever, Sketch with Kevin McDonald, CBC On Demand, Gemini Awards and The Science Channel.
Music
Very Tasteful
June 7, 2009, Billy Reid independently released Very Tasteful : Vol 1, an online comedy album the featuring the popular song .
Self-Titled
June 15, 2009, Billy Reid independently released "The Sights & The Sounds", a collection of his pop songs featuring the title track
"Pancake Manor", is his first children's music album. It features the popular songs and . The album is available on iTunes Store, Amazon, Spotify and other online music stores. "Two", The album features the popular songs and . "Colors!", The first themed children's album for "Pancake Manor," It features the popular song , co-written and sung by "Reb Stevenson." "Happy and We Know It", is the fourth"Pancake Manor" album, featuring the popular songs and "Shake It Up" is the fifth "Pancake Manor" album.
